Horchow Hall, also known as the Peletiah Perit House, is a historic building on the campus of

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, U.S.

History

The house was built in 1860 for Pelatiah Perit. It was home to the

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until 2013, when the Jackson School of Global Affairs (formerly named the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs) moved into the house.

Architectural significance

The house was designed by architect

Sidney Mason Stone Sidney Mason Stone (May 8, 1803 – August 10, 1882) was a prominent Connecticut architect and builder known for designs of churches, institutional buildings and residences. His creations incorporated Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival, Ro ...

in the

Renaissance Revival style Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th-century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of ...

, as an Italian villa. It includes a "cupola, elaborate scroll brackets supporting window pediments and single-story front entry portico with paired Corinthian columns sheltering a semicircular-arch doorway with rope molding bordering the frame, large room addition on rear." It has been listed on the

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as a contributing property to the Hillhouse Avenue Historic District since September 13, 1985.

References

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